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http://www.ssrn.com/rss/en-usSun, 19 Jul 2015 07:20:01 GMTeditor@ssrn.com (Editor)Sun, 19 Jul 2015 07:20:01 GMTwebmaster@ssrn.com (WebMaster)SSRN RSS Generator 1.0REVISION: Humanitarian Intervention and the Clean Hands Doctrine in International LawA serious issue that has confronted the international community is the legality of humanitarian intervention. Although the majority of scholars reject the existence of a doctrine of humanitarian intervention, could the attacked state invoke the responsibility of an intervening state before an international tribunal? This article attempts to answer this question in light of the often misunderstood clean hands doctrine in international law. It first concludes that under the lex lata, humanitarian intervention is prohibited under international law. This raises the question whether the clean hands doctrine may nevertheless preclude a court or tribunal from adjudicating in favour of a state that has been subject to humanitarian intervention. Although the clean hands doctrine exists under international law in various manifestations, its applicability in cases concerning humanitarian intervention is lacking. The article finally considers whether the jus cogens status of the prohibition of ... http://www.ssrn.com/abstract=2393085
http://www.ssrn.com/1403837.htmlFri, 12 Jun 2015 12:45:19 GMTREVISION: A Basic Introduction to the Sources of International LawThe purpose of this paper is to provide a brief introduction to the sources of international law. It analyses treaty, custom and general principles of law and the subsidiary sources of judicial decisions and the opinions of the most highly qualified publicists. Additionally, it addresses the question whether the list of sources in the Statute of the International Court of Justice is exhaustive and finishes by considering potential hierarchies between sources. http://www.ssrn.com/abstract=2437890
http://www.ssrn.com/1392797.htmlTue, 28 Apr 2015 07:35:11 GMTREVISION: Humanitarian Intervention and the Clean Hands Doctrine in International LawA serious problem that has confronted the international community is the legality of humanitarian intervention. Though the majority of scholars reject the existence a humanitarian intervention doctrine, could the attacked state invoke the responsibility of an intervening state in an international tribunal? This article attempts to answer to this question in light of the often misunderstood clean hands doctrine in international law. It first concludes that under the lex lata, humanitarian intervention is prohibited under international law. This raises the question whether the clean hands doctrine can nevertheless preclude a court or tribunal from adjudicating in favour of a state that has been subject to humanitarian intervention. Though the clean hands doctrine exists under international law in various manifestations, its applicability in cases concerning humanitarian intervention is lacking. The article finally considers whether the jus cogens status of the prohibition of the use of ... http://www.ssrn.com/abstract=2393085
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